Another monumental two-part drama, a revival of "Angels in America", took 11 nominations, including best play revival, best actor Andrew Garfield and best featured actor for Nathan Lane as closeted conservative firebrand Roy Cohn. It's kind of hard to put into words.

London transplant Harry Potter And The Cursed Child, Parts One and Two was nominated for 10 awards as was a Broadway revival of My Fair Lady re-interpreted for a #MeToo, post-feminist NY audience. "Broadway audiences are incomparable".

"Harry Potter and the Cursed Child", a new play about the grown wizard and his troubled relationship with his teen-aged son, won 10 nominations, including best play and best actor for star Jamie Parker.

Best male acting nominations for a play include Denzel Washington, starring in a revival of Eugene O'Neill's epic "The Iceman Cometh".

"Junk" received one other nomination, for Ben Stanton's lighting design.

Ridloff, a deaf actress making her Broadway debut in the Broadway revival of Mark Medoff's 1979 play, paid tribute to Phyllis Frelich, who pioneered the part in 1980 and won a Tony in the same role. Other contenders up for that nomination are Lobby Hero, Three Tall Women, The Iceman Cometh, and Travesties. "I just keep my focus on telling Sarah's story - that is the most important thing to me at the end of the day".

Amazon to expand Vancouver tech hub, create 3000 new jobsMay 02, 2018 - 01:43
Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson , meanwhile, called the announcement "great news for our city's booming innovation economy". Another major Canadian city, Toronto, is still in the running for Amazon's official second North American headquarters.

Cardinal Pell to stand trial on sex offencesMay 01, 2018 - 12:45
Unable to talk about evidence before the court, Milligan told nine.com.au that a long, hard road lies ahead for accusers of Pell. The trial is the first time such a senior figure in the Holy See has faced criminal charges.

US, Saudi Arabia ask Palestinians to talk to IsraelMay 01, 2018 - 12:44
For years, Saudi Arabia has made normalizing relationships with Israel contingent on Tel Aviv's withdrawal from those lands. Saudi Arabia now doesn't officially recognize Israel - although the two powers have a common interest in combating Iran.

Great Barrier Reef gets $502m boost from CanberraMay 01, 2018 - 12:41
The reef is worth an estimated $3.7 billion annually to the Australian economy through fishing and tourism. The reef was listed as a world heritage site in 1981 by the United Nations cultural body Unesco.

Josh Allen NFL Draft Weekend Wrap UpMay 01, 2018 - 12:40
Teller will have the chance to earn the starting right guard job in his rookie season... But they didn't rule it out, either.

Violence erupts in Gaza at Israeli border fenceApr 30, 2018 - 11:51
Certainly, the protests have reinvigorated the desire for equal treatment, rights and respect that Palestinians want. At least forty-one Palestinians have been martyred by Israeli troops since last month during the protests.